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SPFT 85: Martin vs Kealekapuna PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Ehrmantraut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mahandry Andriamboavonjy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mahandry Andriamboavonjy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michael Ehrmantraut!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mahandry Andriamboavonjy!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Micheangelo Fripello and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andriamboavonjy drives through and clinches with Ehrmantraut against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Andriamboavonjy.
Andriamboavonjy dodges an elbow strike from Ehrmantraut.
Andriamboavonjy blocking some punches.
Ehrmantraut misses with a punch on the inside.
Ehrmantraut misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ehrmantraut throws a head punch that misses.
Andriamboavonjy tries to throw a body punch but Ehrmantraut avoids it by throwing Andriamboavonjy back against the cage.
Andriamboavonjy lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Ehrmantraut on the inside.
Ehrmantraut blocks a body shot from Andriamboavonjy.
Ehrmantraut pushes Andriamboavonjy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Andriamboavonjy has picked Ehrmantraut up - he's going for a ride! Andriamboavonjy dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Andriamboavonjy looks to land a strike but Ehrmantraut avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Andriamboavonjy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ehrmantraut is keeping the position for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Andriamboavonjy lands a couple of elbows.
Ehrmantraut keeping full guard, as Andriamboavonjy tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Andriamboavonjy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andriamboavonjy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Andriamboavonjy wants to pass the guard but Ehrmantraut is keeping the position.
Andriamboavonjy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Andriamboavonjy throws a strike but Ehrmantraut rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ehrmantraut is in close to Andriamboavonjy's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ehrmantraut slips nicely into half guard.
Andriamboavonjy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ehrmantraut.
Ehrmantraut looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Andriamboavonjy scores with a few weak punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ehrmantraut not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Andriamboavonjy gets full guard.
Ehrmantraut works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Andriamboavonjy tries to roll over but Ehrmantraut keeps him under control.
Ehrmantraut drops an elbow to the side of Andriamboavonjy's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Andriamboavonjy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ehrmantraut.
Ehrmantraut looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Ehrmantraut not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Andriamboavonjy gets back to full guard.
Andriamboavonjy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ehrmantraut has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ehrmantraut trying to control but Andriamboavonjy is working from the bottom.
Andriamboavonjy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Andriamboavonjy manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Andriamboavonjy looking to finish with strikes here!
Andriamboavonjy with the ground and pound from mount.
Andriamboavonjy landing shots from mount.
Ehrmantraut holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Andriamboavonjy tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Andriamboavonjy throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andriamboavonjy jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Ehrmantraut is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Ehrmantraut and Andriamboavonjy has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An elbow from Andriamboavonjy crashes against the mat.
Andriamboavonjy fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Andriamboavonjy is trying to get an arm triangle but Ehrmantraut is defending well.
Andriamboavonjy throws a strike aimed at the side of Ehrmantraut's head but Ehrmantraut avoids it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Andriamboavonjy goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Ehrmantraut rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Andriamboavonjy's guard! Nice work there by Ehrmantraut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mahandry Andriamboavonjy dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ehrmantraut misses with a straight right.
Ehrmantraut tries to clinch up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ehrmantraut. Andriamboavonjy does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab lands there for Andriamboavonjy.
Ehrmantraut throws a lazy right hand but Andriamboavonjy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ehrmantraut throws a shot from downtown. Andriamboavonjy moves away and avoids it.
Andriamboavonjy lands a right hook to the body.
Andriamboavonjy lands with a shot to the body.
A jab from Ehrmantraut misses.
Michael Ehrmantraut seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andriamboavonjy throws a series of punches but Ehrmantraut moves out of range.
Ehrmantraut throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Andriamboavonjy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ehrmantraut at a distance.
A left lands for Andriamboavonjy.
Andriamboavonjy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ehrmantraut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ehrmantraut lands a nice shot that snaps Andriamboavonjy's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ehrmantraut misses with a body punch
and Andriamboavonjy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Andriamboavonjy scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Andriamboavonjy looks up at the clock and then as Ehrmantraut takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Andriamboavonjy smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Andriamboavonjy tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Andriamboavonjy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ehrmantraut defending against the ground and pound.
Andriamboavonjy cracks Ehrmantraut with a big right hand but Ehrmantraut just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Andriamboavonjy throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Ehrmantraut works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Ehrmantraut trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ehrmantraut keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ehrmantraut has his hands clasped together around Andriamboavonjy's back. He's all about the action.
Andriamboavonjy tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ehrmantraut knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Andriamboavonjy looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ehrmantraut with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Andriamboavonjy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Andriamboavonjy looks to land a strike but Ehrmantraut avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andriamboavonjy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Andriamboavonjy throws a big elbow that misses.
Andriamboavonjy connects with a couple of short punches.
Andriamboavonjy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Andriamboavonjy working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Andriamboavonjy drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Ehrmantraut dives on top into guard.
Ehrmantraut working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ehrmantraut got a little sloppy there for a moment and Andriamboavonjy has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ehrmantraut has managed to get both his arms back between Andriamboavonjy's legs - danger averted.
Andriamboavonjy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ehrmantraut with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andriamboavonjy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ehrmantraut manages to get himself to full guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Andriamboavonjy throwing strikes but missing.
Andriamboavonjy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Andriamboavonjy advances position into side control!
Ehrmantraut parries the strikes from Andriamboavonjy easily there. Andriamboavonjy is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Ehrmantraut to escape.
Mahandry Andriamboavonjy has got the better of the ground game so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Andriamboavonjy connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Ehrmantraut some visible discomfort.
Andriamboavonjy throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Andriamboavonjy tries to advance to mount but Ehrmantraut denies him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mahandry Andriamboavonjy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ehrmantraut dodges the punch combination from Andriamboavonjy.
Andriamboavonjy closes the distance and pushes Ehrmantraut back into the cage.
Ehrmantraut blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ehrmantraut blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ehrmantraut lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Andriamboavonjy backwards.
Andriamboavonjy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ehrmantraut's elbow.
A short left from Ehrmantraut.
Ehrmantraut stalling the fight.
Ehrmantraut lands with a right to the head.
Andriamboavonjy looking for a takedown.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ehrmantraut.
Ehrmantraut scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ehrmantraut doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Andriamboavonjy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Andriamboavonjy misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Andriamboavonjy.
Ehrmantraut lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ehrmantraut can't find room to land a body shot as Andriamboavonjy controls the action.
Ehrmantraut blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ehrmantraut working aggressively here.
Andriamboavonjy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ehrmantraut misses with a body punch.
Andriamboavonjy lands an uppercut.
Ehrmantraut lands an uppercut.
Andriamboavonjy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Andriamboavonjy lands with a light punch inside.
Andriamboavonjy working aggressively here.
Andriamboavonjy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ehrmantrauts head.
Andriamboavonjy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Andriamboavonjy is trying to drag Ehrmantraut to the mat but Ehrmantraut just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Ehrmantraut tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ehrmantraut is looking to control Andriamboavonjy's arms but Andriamboavonjy gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ehrmantraut has his back to the cage.
Andriamboavonjy has Ehrmantraut pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ehrmantraut manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Michael Ehrmantraut has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mahandry Andriamboavonjy.
Ehrmantraut misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andriamboavonjy scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Ehrmantraut.
Andriamboavonjy swings wildly with an uppercut but Ehrmantraut uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ehrmantraut wants to stall.
Ehrmantraut doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ehrmantraut prevents a body shot from Andriamboavonjy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ehrmantraut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Andriamboavonjy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ehrmantraut backwards.
Ehrmantraut lands a right hand that snaps the head of Andriamboavonjy backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Andriamboavonjy fails to land.
Ehrmantraut blocks a body shot from Andriamboavonjy.
Ehrmantraut lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ehrmantraut tries a body shot but Andriamboavonjy blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andriamboavonjy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ehrmantraut backwards.
Andriamboavonjy misses with a punch to the body.
Andriamboavonjy tries to pull guard but Ehrmantraut forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ehrmantraut tries to work over Andriamboavonjy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ehrmantraut scores with a shoulder strike.
Andriamboavonjy tries a body shot but Ehrmantraut blocks it.
Andriamboavonjy cracks Ehrmantraut with a nice body shot.
Andriamboavonjy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Andriamboavonjy tries for a takedown but Ehrmantraut manages to get underhooks.
Ehrmantraut lands a hook that snaps the head of Andriamboavonjy backwards.
Ehrmantraut throws a head punch that misses.
Andriamboavonjy working aggressively here.
Ehrmantraut lands with a short shot to the head.
Ehrmantraut lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ehrmantraut.
Ehrmantraut misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Andriamboavonjy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ehrmantraut's elbow.
Andriamboavonjy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andriamboavonjy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Andriamboavonjy has Ehrmantraut pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ehrmantraut manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Andriamboavonjy can't find room to land a body shot as Ehrmantraut controls the action.
Andriamboavonjy lands with a left to the head.
Ehrmantraut swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ehrmantraut lands an uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Andriamboavonjy tries a body shot but Ehrmantraut blocks it.
Michael Ehrmantraut has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Andriamboavonjy gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Mahandry Andriamboavonjy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Andriamboavonjy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Andriamboavonjy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ehrmantraut's head.
Andriamboavonjy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ehrmantraut keeps working.
Andriamboavonjy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Well, if Andriamboavonjy is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Michael Ehrmantraut has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mahandry Andriamboavonjy.
I've got Andriamboavonjy winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mahandry Andriamboavonjy!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brunson Doyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Francisco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doyle comes to the cage accompanied by On To The Next One. Brunson Doyle is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Brunson Doyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gabriel Francisco !
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doyle scores with the left hand. Francisco knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice defenses there by Francisco .
Danga de danga de dang - Doyle scores with a four punch combination!
Doyle connects with a nice looking jab.
Doyle closes the distance and clinches.
Doyle lands a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Francisco tries for a takedown. No joy.
Francisco can't get the takedown.
Doyle has Francisco pressed against the cage.
Francisco has Doyle pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Doyle manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Brunson Doyle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Francisco .
Francisco has Doyle pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Doyle manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Francisco takes a knee to the side of the body.
Francisco looks gassed!
Doyle with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Doyle is working Francisco over against the cage.
Francisco 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Francisco takes a knee to the side of the body.
Doyle lands with a left to the head.
Doyle pressing his opponent against the cage.
Doyle lands with a left to the head.
Francisco is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Doyle is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doyle lands a body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Doyle.
Doyle avoiding damage.
Doyle scores a nice knee to the body.
Doyle is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Knees in the clinch landing for Doyle.
Still in the clinch, Doyle scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doyle misses with a knee to the head.
Doyle lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Doyle lands a left hand.
Doyle lands a good knee to the midsection. Francisco won't want to take too many of those.
Doyle lands with a light punch inside.
Francisco takes a knee right on the jaw!
Doyle drops Francisco with a big knee straight up the middle! Francisco is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Francisco is rocked!
A big right followed by a crushing left from Doyle knocks Francisco out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Brunson Doyle!
Brunson Doyle bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Braden Turk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Skylar Davies Miles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Turk comes to the cage accompanied by Status Quo - Deeper and Down. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Braden Turk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Skylar Davies Miles!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Micheangelo Fripello and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davies Miles shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Turk sprawls well. Turk wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Davies Miles gets slowly back to his feet.
Davies Miles doesn't manage to clinch there - Turk circles away.
Davies Miles avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Davies Miles gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Davies Miles tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Turk manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Davies Miles getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
No luck for Turk with that takedown attempt.
Davies Miles drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Davies Miles scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Turk is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turk bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Davies Miles's guard.
Turk trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Turk lands a couple of digs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turk passes Davies Miles's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Davies Miles trying to control but Turk postures up.
Turk tries to pass to full mount but Davies Miles defends it.
Davies Miles trying to hold on to Turk's head to control him but Turk postures up.
Turk is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Turk working over Davies Miles with some ground and pound. Davies Miles looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Turk wants to pass the guard but Davies Miles is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turk is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Davies Miles doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Turk.
Turk trying to control from half guard but Davies Miles is working away.
Turk wants to stand up but Davies Miles has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Turk sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Davies Miles defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davies Miles won't allow Turk to pass to mount.
Turk sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Davies Miles defending well though.
Turk takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Turk tries to pass to full mount but Davies Miles defends it.
Turk is stalling here. Davies Miles is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Turk seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Davies Miles has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Davies Miles fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Turk is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Turk wants to improve his position but Davies Miles is controlling well.
Turk gets full guard.
Turk is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davies Miles wants to control from the top but Turk keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Turk has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Turk throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davies Miles missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Turk not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Davies Miles passes Turk's left leg - he's now in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davies Miles is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Turk wants to control but Davies Miles is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Davies Miles wants to pass to mount but Turk is defending the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Braden Turk dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Turk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Davies Miles.
Davies Miles blocks a low kick nicely.
Turk looks to score with a jab to the body but Davies Miles is just out of range.
Turk lands a nice looking body shot.
Turk throws a looping overhand right but Davies Miles ducks down to avoid it.
Turk lands with a hook. Davies Miles tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Davies Miles throws a front kick aimed at Turk's knee but Turk avoids it well.
A punch combination from Turk misses.
Turk moves forwards but Davies Miles connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Turk drives through and clinches with Davies Miles against the cage.
Davies Miles is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Davies Miles tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Turk scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Turk throws a head punch that misses.
Davies Miles throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Turks head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Davies Miles is looking to clinch.
Davies Miles swinging wildly here.
Turk thows a body shot but no joy.
Davies Miles looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Turk tries to keep at a distance but Davies Miles has taken the fight into the clinch.
Turk lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Davies Miles backwards.
Davies Miles throws a punch but it's blocked by Turk.
Davies Miles misses with a hook to the ribs.
Davies Miles has hold of one of Turk's legs. Turk is fighting the takedown attempt but Davies Miles gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Turk is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Davies Miles frees his head nicely. Oh but Turk has switched to an armbar! Davies Miles is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Braden Turk!
Braden Turk very nearly forgot to thank Popeye’s Spinach - 159 + 158 Proof Supps amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kenji Okabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Filo Bedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kenji Okabe is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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181 lbs
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenji Okabe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Filo Bedo!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bedo misses with a right hand
and Okabe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A swing and a miss from Bedo.
Okabe thows a body shot but no joy.
A head kick misses from Bedo.
Good exchange - Okabe coming out on top.
Okabe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bedo.
Bedo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bedo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Okabe.
Okabe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bedo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bedo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bedo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Okabe throws out a loose jab but Bedo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Okabe misses with a body shot.
Okabe looks to score with a jab to the body but Bedo is just out of range.
Bedo lands a really nice looking cross but Okabe seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bedo lands a high kick!
Okabe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bedo.
Bedo lands a leg kick that knocks Okabe off balance momentarily.
Okabe takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bedo lands a head kick!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Okabe stuns Bedo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bedo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Okabe is out of range and Bedo settles back down.
Bedo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Okabe moves out of range as Bedo throws a body kick.
Bedo rushes Okabe and presses him up against the cage.
Bedo throws a head punch that misses.
Okabe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bedo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bedo wants it to stay on the feet.
Bedo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bedo throws a head kick that misses.
Okabe misses with a wild body shot.
Okabe thows a body shot but no joy.
Okabe avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bedo swinging wildly here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bedo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bedo throws a head kick but Okabe moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Bedo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bedo.
Bedo tries a head kick but it misses.
Bedo moves away from the strike by Okabe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okabe slips under a jab from Bedo.
Bedo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bedo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Filo Bedo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Okabe feints and as Bedo raises his hands in defense, Okabe changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Okabe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Okabe wants to control from the top but Bedo keeps moving.
Okabe stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bedo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Okabeis looking to pass into half guard but Bedo pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Bedo is in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okabe is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bedo being controlled here momentarily.
Bedo wants to stand but Okabe is controlling his posture from full guard.
Okabe trying to control the position here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Okabe is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Filo Bedo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bedo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
No luck for Okabe with that takedown attempt.
Okabe takes a jab right on the kisser.
Filo Bedo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Okabe scores with a shot to the body.
Okabe takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bedo connects with an inside leg kick.
Bedo blocks a jab.
Bedo swinging wildly here.
Okabe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bedo manages to avoid it.
Bedo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bedo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bedo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okabe throws a hook but Bedo avoids it easily.
Okabe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bedo.
Okabe cracks Bedo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Okabe avoids the head kick by Bedo.
Bedo looks to land a combination. Okabe sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bedo tries a head kick but it misses.
Bedo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bedo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bedo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Okabe misses with an uppercut.
Okabe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bedo manages to avoid it.
Bedo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bedo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okabe keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Okabe takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bedo has Okabe up against the cage in a clinch.
Bedo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Okabe is trying to break free.
Bedo throws a head punch that misses.
Bedo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Okabe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bedo moves away.
Okabe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bedo.
Okabe lands a nice hook to Bedo's body. Bedo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bedo throws a right hand that Okabe ducks under and follows up with a left that Okabe also avoids with ease.
Filo Bedo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Okabe shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bedo sprawls well. Bedo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Okabe gets slowly back to his feet.
Okabe works Bedo's body with a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okabe misses with a body shot.
Okabe scores with a punch to the head.
Okabe moves out of range of the body kick from Bedo.
Okabe works Bedo's body with a nice hook.
Bedo misses with a kick to the body.
Okabe sizes up Bedo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Okabe shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bedo pinned against the cage. Bedo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenji Okabe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bedo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Bedo misses its intended target.
Bedo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Okabe scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A shot to the liver by Okabe. Beautiful body shot.
Bedo misses with a body shot.
Okabe misses with a body shot.
Bedo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Okabe misses the shot to the body.
Okabe shoots in looking for a takedown but Bedo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Okabe's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bedo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bedo misses with a series of wild punches.
Bedo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Filo Bedo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Nice defenses there by Bedo.
Okabe shoots for a double leg takedown but Bedo sprawls well. He's pushed Okabe's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bedo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice defenses there by Okabe.
Bedo tries to work over Okabe's front leg with a kick but Okabe checks it.
Okabe scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bedo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bedo throws a series of punches but Okabe moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Bedo. Those never looked like landing.
Bedo gets a clinch.
Bedo misses with a punch to the body.
Bedo taking a breather.
Bedo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Okabe has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bedo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bedo gets through Okabe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bedo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Okabe is trying to drag Bedo to the mat but Bedo just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Okabe is trying to push Bedo away but Bedo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Okabe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bedo lands a nice shot to the body.
Bedo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Okabe is defending well for now.
Bedo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Okabe throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Bedo tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Okabe is in Bedo's guard.
Okabe is looking to advance position but Bedo has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Okabe is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bedo wants to control the pace but Okabe is squirming around nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Okabe really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kenji Okabe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Filo Bedo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Okabe bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Okabe throws an elbow that misses. Bedo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Okabe's guard. Nice move by Bedo!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bedo won't allow Okabe to sweep him here.
Bedo stays in close to Okabe's body and controls the position.
Okabe managing to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bedo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Filo Bedo.
Okabe takes a swing at Bedo's ribcage but misses.
Okabe scores with a jab.
Okabe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bedo moves away.
Bedo tries to clinch but Okabe is having none of it.
Bedo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Okabe blocks a head kick by Bedo.
Bedo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Okabe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bedo.
Bedo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Okabe's calf.
Okabe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bedo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Filo Bedo.
I've got Bedo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Filo Bedo!
During a confident post fight interview, Filo Bedo thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bako King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Mack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xavier Mack has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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33
289 lbs
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26
280 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bako King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Xavier Mack!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Josh West and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Mack.
A jab from Mack misses.
Mack tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but King was well out of range. Poor timing from Mack.
Mack lands a leg kick that knocks King off balance momentarily.
Mack cracks King with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mack misses with a low kick as King jumps back.
King has managed to clinch.
Mack tried to land a shot to the body but connects with King's elbow.
King really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mack throws a head punch that misses.
King fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mack lands a right hand.
Mack lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King throws a punch but it's blocked by Mack.
A right hand to the body from Mack.
King working aggressively here.
Mack escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
King throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mack counters with a low kick, right behind King 's knee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mack connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! King scrambles back to his feet.
Mack scoring well with a low kick there.
Mack throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
King tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mack paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mack with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
King is breathing heavily.
Mack cracks King with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Mack has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning King to stand back up!
King is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mack drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of King's head, knocking him out cold! Mack is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Xavier Mack!
Xavier Mack spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michael Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jebidiah Tayber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hall might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Serial Killa. Tayber has chosen Terravita - Adult Robot Kung Fu as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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29
163 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
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28
170 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michael Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jebidiah Tayber!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tayber ducks under a wild hook from Hall.
Tayber misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hall!
Tayber throws the kick towards the body but Hall avoids it.
Hall motions for Tayber to come forward. Hall throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hall avoids a punch combination nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Tayber.
Crunch! Hall slams his shin into Tayber's torso.
Hall misses with a head kick.
Tayber throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Hall throws a head kick but Tayber moves out of range.
Tayber scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hall throws a body kick that misses
and Tayber counters by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tayber dodges an elbow strike from Hall.
Hall throws a head punch that misses.
Hall swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hall misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tayber displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hall up against the cage.
Hall comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Jebidiah Tayber has been cut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hall just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tayber's brow.
Tayber tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hall avoids it.
Tayber blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hall misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tayber can't find room to land a body shot as Hall controls the action.
Hall lands a hook that snaps the head of Tayber backwards.
Tayber misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hall breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tayber bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hall comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tayber throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hall lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tayber lands with a slapping head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tayber swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hall tries to work over Tayber's front leg with a kick but Tayber checks it.
Tayber ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A telegraphed right hand from Tayber misses the target.
Michael Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hall takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hall scores with a nice right hand.
Tayber has managed to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall scores with a shot to the side of Tayber's head.
Tayber lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hall misses with a knee to the head.
Tayber is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tayber is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hall is defending well for now.
Hall landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tayber gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Tayber misses with a head shot. Hall uses the momentum to regain guard.
Tayber stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hall swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tayber is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hall looking to control.
Hall keeping moving, preventing Tayber from controlling successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tayber's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hall knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tayber on the ground.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tayber trying to control but Hall is working from the bottom.
Tayber throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jebidiah Tayber dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jebidiah Tayber's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hall scores with a hook.
Tayber checks a leg kick nicely.
Hall looks to throw the jab but Tayber is out of range.
Tayber takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hall waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tayber.
Tayber sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Tayber slips a straight right by Hall.
Tayber closes the distance and clinches.
Hall prevents a body shot from Tayber.
Hall misses with a punch to the body.
Hall lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hall misses with some punches.
Tayber is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Hall can't fight it off and eventually Tayber manages to take the fight to the floor. Hall looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tayber stops Hall from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tayber in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tayber works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Tayber throwing shots but Hall is blocking nicely.
Hall blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tayber.
Tayber content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Hall is trying to stand up here but Tayber is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tayber wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hall keeps working.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hall trying to get back to full guard but Tayber takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Hall wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Tayber cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tayber can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hall is looking to escape.
Tayber cracks Hall with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Tayber putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Hall is trying to escape the mount.
Tayber lands with some strikes.
Tayber lands a big elbow.
Tayber landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tayber landing strikes, looking to finish!
Tayber takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Tayber looking to finish Hall with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hall!
Hall is rocked!
Tayber working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Hall looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Tayber! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jebidiah Tayber!
Jebidiah Tayber decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chris Cyborg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eriku Landstrimma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cyborg comes into the arena with Awaken blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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28
134 lbs
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30
143 lbs
18 - 9 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chris Cyborg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Eriku Landstrimma!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Landstrimma tries for a takedown but Cyborg sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nice body punch from Landstrimma.
Landstrimma misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cyborg.
Cyborg shoots in looking for a takedown. Landstrimma tries to sprawl out of it but Cyborg keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Landstrimma manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Cyborg motions for Landstrimma to come forward. Cyborg throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cyborg pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from Cyborg does it's job there.
Cyborg fails with the takedown.
Cyborg shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Landstrimma pinned against the cage. Landstrimma gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Cyborg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Landstrimma thows a body shot but no joy.
Chris Cyborg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cyborg tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Landstrimma is able to avoid easily.
Landstrimma takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Landstrimma throws the left hand but Cyborg avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Landstrimma.
Landstrimma misses with a straight left.
Cyborg throws a half hearted mid kick.
Landstrimma throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Cyborg lands a jab to Landstrimma's midsection.
Landstrimma takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Landstrimma scores with a jab.
Cyborg closes this distance looking for a takedown but Landstrimma circles away.
Landstrimma has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cyborg.
Landstrimma scores with a nice body kick.
Cyborg ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Landstrimma moves out of range of the leg kick from Cyborg.
Cyborg slips a straight right by Landstrimma.
Cyborg scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Cyborg lands an impressive looking overhand right. Landstrimma doesn't seem phased though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Landstrimma throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Cyborg.
Nice defenses there by Landstrimma.
Cyborg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Landstrimma moves away.
Cyborg looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cyborg connects with a leg kick. Landstrimma looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Landstrimma checks a leg kick nicely.
Landstrimma swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cyborg shoots in for a double leg but Landstrimma sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Landstrimma misses the shot to the body.
Landstrimma tries a head kick but it misses.
Cyborg misses with a body shot.
Cyborg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Landstrimma was well out of range. Poor timing from Cyborg.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Cyborg.
Cyborg postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cyborg postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Cyborg working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Cyborg tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Cyborg with the ground and pound but Landstrimma regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Cyborg prevents Landstrimma from improving his position.
Cyborg throwing shots but Landstrimma is blocking nicely.
Landstrimma moves into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cyborg throwing strikes but missing.
Cyborg looking to pass the guard.
Landstrimma preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cyborg throwing strikes but missing.
Cyborg wants to control from the top but Landstrimma keeps moving.
Landstrimma trying to control the position here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cyborg accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Chris Cyborg will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Cyborg swings for the body but Landstrimma moves out of range.
Cyborg lands a lovely overhand right.
Landstrimma lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cyborg backs up against the cage.
Landstrimma scores with a shot to the body.
Landstrimma wants to slow Cyborg down by chopping away at his legs.
Cyborg misses with a leg kick.
Cyborg throws a sloppy head kick and Landstrimma moves out of range easily.
Landstrimma fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cyborg.
Landstrimma avoids a kick to the body.
Good leg kick by Cyborg there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Landstrimma uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cyborg.
A shot to the liver by Landstrimma. Beautiful body shot.
Landstrimma connects with a right hand. Cyborg shakes it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Landstrimma takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Landstrimma misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cyborg throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Landstrimma misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cyborg sizes up Landstrimma with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cyborg gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Cyborg wants to stand up but Landstrimma is controlling him.
Landstrimma wants to control from the top but Cyborg keeps moving.
Cyborg wants to sweep here but Landstrimma controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cyborg avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Landstrimma trying to control but Cyborg is working from the bottom.
Landstrimma won't allow Cyborg to sweep him here.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Eriku Landstrimma wasn't active enough on the ground.
Landstrimma throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cyborg.
Landstrimma avoids the head kick by Cyborg.
Landstrimma throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cyborg gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Landstrimma counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Landstrimma slips under a jab.
Landstrimma keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cyborg misses with a head kick.
Cyborg feints and then cracks Landstrimma's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Landstrimma down.
Landstrimma slaps away a takedown attempt from Cyborg, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cyborg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Landstrimma manages to avoid it.
Landstrimma loads up on a big right hand but Cyborg slips the punch.
Landstrimma blocks the body kick.
Cyborg throws a lazy body kick
and Landstrimma counters with an outside leg kick.
Landstrimma tries to land a front kick but Cyborg steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Landstrimma tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cyborg is able to avoid easily.
Cyborg avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cyborg misses with a kick to the body.
Cyborg dives in and grabs Landstrimma's left leg, looking for a takedown. Landstrimma pushes down on Cyborg's head and hops out.
Landstrimma misses with a kick to the body.
Cyborg throws a body punch but Landstrimma moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cyborg checks a low kick from Landstrimma.
Landstrimma misses with a hook.
Eriku Landstrimma seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Landstrimma is looking to slow Cyborg down with leg kicks.
A good leg kick by Landstrimma.
An inside leg kick from Landstrimma misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cyborg.
Cyborg gets a double leg takedown into Landstrimma's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cyborg accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Landstrimma avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Landstrimma seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Cyborg postures up in Landstrimma's guard and throws a big left but Landstrimma blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cyborg trying to control the position from guard on top but Landstrimma is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cyborg stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Landstrimma swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eriku Landstrimma showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Cyborg checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nice takedown defense from Landstrimma. No joy for Cyborg on that attempt.
Cyborg is looking to wear down Landstrimma with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cyborg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An inside leg kick from Cyborg misses.
Nice shot lands for Cyborg.
Landstrimma keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Landstrimma.
Landstrimma misses with a head kick.
Landstrimma misses the jab.
Nice takedown defense from Landstrimma. No joy for Cyborg on that attempt.
Cyborg swings and misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Cyborg throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Landstrimma counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cyborg connects with a single shot there.
Cyborg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Landstrimma moves away.
Landstrimma is looking to chop away at Cyborg's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Landstrimma misses.
Cyborg scores with the left hand. Landstrimma knows he should have avoided that one.
Landstrimma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cyborg moves away.
Landstrimma blocks a jab.
Cyborg misses with a double jab.
Cyborg bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Landstrimma tries a low kick but Cyborg avoids it.
Cyborg misses with an uppercut.
Cyborg looks for the body kick but Landstrimma saw that one coming.
Landstrimma throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cyborg counters with a nice low kick that buckles Landstrimma's knee momentarily.
Landstrimma walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cyborg checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A big left from Cyborg misses.
Landstrimma avoids the body shot from Cyborg.
Cyborg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cyborg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Landstrimma on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cyborg. Cyborg obviously looking to wear him down.
Landstrimma fails with a takedown attempt.
Cyborg throws a leg kick but Landstrimma sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cyborg throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cyborg looks for a takedown but Landstrimma sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Cyborg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good standup being displayed there by Cyborg as he connects with a hook.
Cyborg thuds his right hand into Landstrimma's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A good leg kick by Landstrimma.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cyborg lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Landstrimma backs up against the cage.
Cyborg misses with a hook.
Landstrimma throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cyborg counters with a straight right hand.
Cyborg feints and as Landstrimma raises his hands in defense, Cyborg changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landstrimma trying to keep a closed guard but Cyborg is proving a slippery customer.
Landstrimma keeping moving, preventing Cyborg from controlling successfully.
Landstrimma is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Landstrimma utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cyborg throwing strikes from guard but Landstrimma blocks nicely.
Cyborg preventing the sweep.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Landstrimma is pulling down on Cyborg's head to control his posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eriku Landstrimma has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Landstrimma pushes Cyborg away with a front kick.
Cyborg moves away from the strike by Landstrimma.
Cyborg misses with a left hand
and Landstrimma finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Cyborg looks to land a right hand but Landstrimma moved out of range.
Cyborg connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cyborg lands with a shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cyborg lands with a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cyborg looks to land a right hand but Landstrimma moved out of range.
Cyborg takes one to the side of the head.
Landstrimma shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Eriku Landstrimma.
I think Landstrimma has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Eriku Landstrimma!
An out of breath Eriku Landstrimma thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaakko Parantainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elroy Kleinschmidt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parantainen comes to the cage accompanied by Limp Bizkit - My Way . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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24
290 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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26
280 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jaakko Parantainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elroy Kleinschmidt!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Josh West and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parantainen shoots in for a takedown but Kleinschmidt shows good takedown defense.
Kleinschmidt's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kleinschmidt duly obliges.
It looks like Jaakko Parantainen has been cut.
Parantainen avoids the head kick by Kleinschmidt.
Kleinschmidt throws a nice head kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kleinschmidt throws a lazy right hand but Parantainen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice straight punches there by Kleinschmidt. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kleinschmidt.
Parantainen misses with a shot to the body
and Kleinschmidt counters with a straight right hand.
Parantainen is rocked!
Parantainen misses with a looping right.
Kleinschmidt thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Parantainen if he has to take too many more of those.
Parantainen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kleinschmidt sprawls well. Kleinschmidt wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Parantainen gets slowly back to his feet.
Kleinschmidt misses with a double jab.
Parantainen is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Kleinschmidt Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Parantainen is out cold, face down on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Elroy Kleinschmidt!
Elroy Kleinschmidt took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chul Moo Pak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Zenin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zenin comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Helloween - Power kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chul Moo Pak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vladimir Zenin!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Josh West and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zenin takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Vladimir Zenin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zenin lands a slapping body shot.
Pak slips a straight right by Zenin.
An inside leg kick from Zenin misses.
Zenin swinging wildly here.
Pak uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zenin.
Zenin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zenin shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pak sprawls well. Pak wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Zenin gets slowly back to his feet.
Zenin shoots in for a takedown but Pak shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Pak listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pak.
Nice jab there from Pak.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zenin looks for a takedown but Pak sprawls well.
Chul Moo Pak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vladimir Zenin.
Zenin shoots in for a takedown but Pak shows good takedown defense.
The fighters circling - Pak throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pak slaps away a takedown attempt from Zenin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Pak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zenin.
Pak on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pak ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Zenin throws a shot from downtown. Pak moves away and avoids it.
Zenin thuds a left hand into Pak's body.
Pak moves out of range as Zenin strikes.
Zenin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pak.
Chul Moo Pak is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zenin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zenin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pak takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pak misses the shot to the body.
Pak swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pak gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zenin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zenin scores with a hook.
Pak takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Zenin shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Zenin passes to full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pak is wriggling around trying to escape.
Pak wants to control but Zenin is having none of it.
Zenin punching from mount but Pak doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Zenin raining down shots from the mount!
Zenin throwing strikes here but Pak is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zenin throwing strikes here but Pak is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Zenin cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Zenin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Zenin throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Zenin lands a heavy elbow.
Zenin lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Pak hang on?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zenin thowing shots but they're missing.
Zenin goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Pak is on top in guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zenin keeping moving, preventing Pak from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Zenin dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
The fighters circling - Zenin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pak lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Zenin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Zenin.
Zenin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pak moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pak slips a jab and a cross from Zenin.
Pak throws a leg kick but Zenin checks it.
A combination from Zenin does no damage.
Zenin scores with a three punch combo!
Zenin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pak is fending him off so far but Zenin persists. Nope, Pak circles away and we're back to standing.
Zenin misses with a left hand
and Pak counters with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zenin looks to land a combination but Pak avoids it well.
Zenin is breathing heavily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pak. Zenin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pak lands a front kick.
Pak misses with a two punch combination.
Zenin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pak momentarily.
Pak is looking to land body kicks.
A lazy left from Pak finds it's target.
Pak scores with a hook to the body. Zenin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Zenin throws a body punch but Pak moves out of range.
Zenin fails with the takedown.
Chul Moo Pak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vladimir Zenin.
Pak scores with a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zenin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zenin checks a leg kick.
Zenin looks to score with a jab to the body but Pak is just out of range.
A swing and a miss from Zenin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zenin misses with a left hand
and Pak counters with a body kick that stops Zenin in his tracks momentarily.
Pak throws a nice inside leg kick.
Zenin drops his hands momentarily and Pak takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Zenin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pak lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Vladimir Zenin has been cut.
Chul Moo Pak is winning the standup battle so far.
Zenin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pak throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pak throws the kick towards the body but Zenin avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Pak. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pak.
Zenin throws the left hand but Pak avoids the punch easily.
Pak misses with a body kick.
Pak misses with a wild body shot.
Zenin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pak punishes Zenin's body with a nice straight punch.
Zenin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Pak thows a body shot but no joy.
Pak punishes Zenin's body with a nice straight punch.
Pak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zenin moves away.
Zenin lunges at Pak with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pak's hand.
Zenin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zenin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zenin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Zenin lands with a cross.
Pak keeps Zenin at a distance using the push kick.
Pak dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zenin. That did some damage!
Pak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zenin moves away.
Pak tries to work over Zenin's front leg with a kick but Zenin checks it.
That kick from Pak tenderised Zenin's leg. Zenin is trying to keep his angry face on.
A lazy left from Zenin finds it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pak takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pak thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd cheers as Pak lands an impressive looking overhand right. Zenin doesn't seem phased though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chul Moo Pak dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vladimir Zenin's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Pak takes one on the button.
Pak takes a jab right on the kisser.
Zenin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pak.
Zenin tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pak pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pak fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zenin.
Zenin dives in and grabs Pak's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pak pushes down on Zenin's head and hops out.
Pak tests Zenin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pak. Zenin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pak.
Pak pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pak is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pak throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Zenin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zenin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pak lands an overhand right.
Pak looks to land a body kick but Zenin moved away.
Zenin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pak manages to avoid it.
Pak looks to land a body kick but Zenin moved away.
Zenin lands an overhand right.
Pak moves out of range as Zenin strikes.
A slapping body kick lands there for Pak.
Zenin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Zenin lands with a good body shot.
Zenin shoots in for a takedown but Pak shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Pak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zenin.
Pak is looking to wear down Zenin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zenin closes the distance and clinches up with Pak, looking for a takedown. Zenin pushes Pak against the cage but Pak circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Chul Moo Pak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vladimir Zenin.
Zenin takes a swing at Pak's ribcage but misses.
Pak ducks under a wild hook from Zenin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zenin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Zenin is rocked!
Zenin misses with a hook
and Pak counters with a crisp right that sends Zenin to the canvas! Pak follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chul Moo Pak!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Moses Kealekapuna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Martin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Moses Kealekapuna!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Paul Gruel and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin missing with a left hand there. Kealekapuna was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Martin misses with a looping right.
Kealekapuna misses the shot to the body.
Martin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Martin shoots in looking for a takedown. Kealekapuna tries to sprawl out of it but Martin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kealekapuna manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Martin looks to land a right hand but Kealekapuna moved out of range.
Kealekapuna uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Martin.
Martin shoots in looking for a takedown. Kealekapuna tries to sprawl out of it but Martin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kealekapuna manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Martin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The fighters circling - Martin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin misses with a hook
and Kealekapuna counters with a head kick that drops Martin to the mat! Martin scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kealekapuna rushes Martin and presses him up against the cage.
Martin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kealekapuna blocks it with crossed arms.
Martin has Kealekapuna pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kealekapuna manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Martin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kealekapuna throws an elbow that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kealekapuna.
It looks like Frank Martin has been cut.
Kealekapuna gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kealekapuna is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Martin is defending well for now.
Kealekapuna lands an elbow inside.
Martin managing to block the knees to the body from Kealekapuna.
Kealekapuna lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kealekapuna lands a nice elbow.
Martin is rocked!
Frank Martin's cut is getting worse.
Kealekapuna creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Martin! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Kealekapuna.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Moses Kealekapuna!
Moses Kealekapuna is the new light heavyweight champion!
Moses Kealekapuna very nearly forgot to thank Hell's Balls Recovery (160) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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